More than two dozen armed Baltimore City school police officers are being assigned to some of the district's most dangerous buildings more than a year after a state law forced them off campus.

More than two dozen armed Baltimore City school police officers are being assigned to some of the district's most dangerous buildings more than a year after a state law forced them off campus.

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Updated: 6:10 PM EDT Aug 10, 2016

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WEBVTT ABLE TO OPENLY CARRY THEIR WEAPONS ON CAMPUS. IT'S BEEN A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE. CITY SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS STRIPPED OF THEIR POWER TO CARRY WEAPONS WHILE ON PATROL. THE ACTING CHIEF SAYS THAT CAME AT A PRICE. >> WHEN OUR OFFICERS WERE ON A ROTATION, IT WAS HARD TO DEVELOP THOSE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAD PRIOR TO THE REDEPLOYMENT. TIM: THE DISTRICT IS PLACING OFFICERS IN 30 SCHOOLS, ADMINISTRATORS WON'T SAY WHERE. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS IT'LL BE BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING, SCHOOL SIZE, CRIMINAL HISTORY, INPUT FROM ADMINISTRATORS AND SUSPENSION DATA. THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL POLICE UNION SAYS THERE'S MORE TO THE STORY. >> SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A HISTORY OF HOMICIDES, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND OTHER TYPES OF SERIOUS CRIMES ARE THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SELECTED TO HAVE THE UNARMED POLICE OFFICER IN THE BUILDING. TIM: DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, OFFICERS WILL HAVE TO KEEP THEIR WEAPONS IN A SAFE. >> THAT'S PROBLEMATIC. THAT IS AN UNREALISTIC EXPECTATION OF SAFETY BY HAVING JUST A WARM BODY IN A UNIFORM. TIM: PARENTS JUST SEEM GLAD THEY'RE COMING BACK. >> I THINK THAT IT'S GOOD THAT THEY KEEP THEIR WEAPONS IN A SAFE PLACE AND I THINK IT'S GOOD THEY'RE COMING BACK WITHOUT THE WEAPONS. >> I THINK THEM HAVING THE WEAPONS OR WITHOUT THE WEAPONS IS A GOOD THING AS LONG AS THEY'RE COMING BACK TO THE SCHOOLS. >> THE PRESENCE OF THE POLICE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS ALWAYS GOOD. EVEN WITHOUT A WEAPON. TIM: SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY HAVING OFFICERS BACK ON CAMPUS WILL PAY OFF IN THE LONGRUN. >> WE GOT TO ESTABLISH TRUST, WE GOT TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND WHEN WE DO THAT THE KIDS WILL COME AND TELL US WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. TIM: IN ADDITION THOSE CHANGES WE MENTIONED, THE SCHOOL POLICE FORCE WILL ALSO BE SMALLER. 20 OFFICERS WERE LET GO THIS SPRING.

Police allowed back into city schools without guns

More than two dozen armed Baltimore City school police officers are being assigned to some of the district's most dangerous buildings more than a year after a state law forced them off campus.